William Joe Barron

Military

Object Number - UPL 34478 - SGT William Joe Barron Gunner Crew #787/495 - Irving Waterbury Crew 466th BG - 787th & 784th BS

13 missions over Germany

Air Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

Connections

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Irving Dwight Waterbury

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2058313
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-50368

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Delores Jean
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

42-51185

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Peggy Ann
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

44-49626

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: White Elephant
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Paragould, Arkansas 24 July 1920

Enlisted

Lemay, MO 63125, USA 29 June 1943 Jefferson Barracks

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, UK 2 March 1945 - 25 April 1945 13 combat missions

Died

Lakeview, AR 72642, USA 18 December 1998

Revisions

Date23 Jul 2018 22:31:51
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number and highest rank
Sources

http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=6588983

Date23 Jul 2018 22:26:39
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to events, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3693&h=3152906…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=3107880…
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 257

Date27 Sep 2014 18:27:29
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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